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Why not just be Catholic first?

I’m puzzled as to why they’d rather be conservatives or liberals first, which begs the question I posed in the title of this post; in terms of their spiritual lives, why not just be Catholic first?... (www.catholic365.com)

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"The prodigal son gospel reading is the perfect, 'leticia' for the fourth Sunday in Lent...leticia means joyous...we are happy because we're now halfway through Lent," the new Pastor, Fr. Jose Alberto Vasquez at St. Patrick's Church in Arroyo Grande, California, claimed.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Easter Vigil Part Two: Symbolism in the Celebration

Symbols stand for something else. They are used to teach something, or to remind us of something. The various elements of the Vigil Mass, indeed, any Mass are rich with symbolism. I've already discussed a few in the first part. There are several others.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus is either God or He is a liar who died in his sins

And Jesus provided the evidence to prove that He is God by raising the dead, healing the sick, multiplying the fish and the loaves and turning water to wine. These things were testified by many witnesses. And His followers, many of them could also perform such miracles as he empowered them to perfor... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Nicholas Owen and Where's Waldo

St. Nicholas Owen was one of the English gang who were martyred for having the temerity of being Catholic during the whole “are we Catholic or are we Anglican” phase in England. St. Nicholas was a carpenter and used his talents to build priest hiding holes and to help prisoners escape the Tower of ... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Most Important Relationship {Day 23}

I often wonder what it might have been like to walk the earth with Jesus and Mary.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Explain Mercy (and Good Friday) to Children

Working with children (and raising a batch with my husband), I've picked up a few critical pieces of information about how children learn. For example, children require simple explanations in terms they can understand instinctively. Children also have little patience for information or activities th... (www.catholic365.com)

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The stories have been passed down from generation to generation, Ghost Hunters, My Ghost Story, and many more reality shows, they know no cultural boundaries, ghosts are everywhere. I remember wanting to do the classic bed sheet ghost costume for Halloween, but as a Catholic one has to think, just h... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is the largest stumbling block to Christianity?

The late G.K. Chesterton answered the question quite simply, Christians. When we act contrary to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we give a verification to those who are not a Christian. They think of all Christians as hypocrites. At times, this can be a stumbling block that prevents them from salvati... (www.catholic365.com)

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We Have No King But Caesar

Having to read the “Crowd” parts during The Passion on Good Friday, is always an uncomfortable fifteen minutes for me. “Crucify him!” sticks in my throat and “I do not know him” is unpleasant. But, for me, no phrase cuts to the heart like “We have no king, but Caesar!” (Jn 19: 15)... (www.catholic365.com)

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Time Travelling to Calvary and Beyond

It is very important to make Christ in the Eucharist a priority during this Lenten and Eastertide season. The Church teaches that the Eucharist is a sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice on the cross.[i] It also teaches that the Mass is at the same time, and inseparably, the... (www.catholic365.com)

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God prefers a loving sinner to a loveless 'saint'. Love can be trained; pride cannot.

Face it, the résumé of the Pharisee is stellar! Just look at all his qualities, and look at the things he does. In church lingo he is the ideal parishioner: he prays, he fasts, and he tithes. He is a deeply religious man making me think that he has a genuine fear of the Lord.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Becoming Simon of Cyrene: Comfort to the Cross (Challenge to Hot Tub Catholics)

Let’s have the courage to consider: Are we not living in troubling times? Do we not experience it in our marriages and families? Among our closest friends and co-workers? We pray, but have we considered His means of response: church. Are our pews filling? Are those in our pews evidently alive in the... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Easter Vigil Part One: The Catholc Passover Celebration

Most of us have heard of the Seder, the ceremonial Passover meal celebrated by Jewish people the world over. It follows a certain ritual, a certain order. The order is set forth in the Haggadah, a Jewish text which gives the order of the Seder... (www.catholic365.com)

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Go and Sin No More - The Mercy of God

"Go and sin no more", Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery. Have you committed adultery? I have; in my heart. For Jesus said, "I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart"... (www.catholic365.com)

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Obedience unto death

Many of you know that Jesus obeyed God, the Father. But most of you, perhaps, have not thought about the fact, that Jesus also obeyed man. I’ll tell you a bit more about that later. You’ll hear a lot of people say, “We must obey God and not man.” But that is not what Jesus did. Jesus obeyed m... (www.catholic365.com)

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An Alleluia From The 9th Century

As Easter approaches this year, I am both saddened and joyous at the ending of another 40 days of intentions aimed at deepening my understanding of this person, this Son who chose to live as we live... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Early Church on the Real Presence

The issue of the Real Presence in the Eucharist is something that is usually very hard to grasp for many Protestants. In an article on transubstantiation, I addressed several biblical reasons why Catholics (as well as the orthodox and some other Protestant churches) believe in the Real Presence.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do Catholics "Worship" Saints?

Many people answer this question with a no. While they are not completely wrong the answer can also be yes. It depends on which sense of the word the person is using. Amongst Catholics it would be ok to say we worship the saint however around Protestants the correct answer is no. Venerate is the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Love is the source of Peace

Everyday we listen to stories about wars, fights, killings, injustices, hatred etc. All of these are a result of a lack of love between people, which as a consequence it seems that peace is hardly to be found.... (www.catholic365.com)

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